Did you know that there are other ways to strip paint other than using paint stripper? Its true! If you are a long time Vintage Revivals reader you may remember Vicki. This is how Vicki looked when I found her for $50 at the DI.
Beautiful right?
Well at this point in my life/blog I felt like I HAD to do something to her. I wanted to do something to her. So I did. I painted her gray and added custom cut mirrors.
When the overhaul of my living room started Miss Vicki needed to not be gray anymore. But when the daunting task of stripping a large piece of furniture lays ahead you put it off for as long as you can…
So while I was in my avoid and procrastinate mode I got an email from my friends at HomeRight (you might remember I painted my kitchen table with their CommandMax Sprayer) they had the perfect solution to my dilemma. The Heat Pro Deluxe II.
And THIS is what Vicki looks like now…or again…well, you know what I mean.
When it comes to stripping furniture I am pro. I have done it quite a few times but I had never heard of using a heat gun to remove paint.
It works best on surfaces that have a few layers of paint. (Vicki had a layer of Kilz primer and 3 or so layers of spray paint. If you are unsure about what kind of paint was used and the piece is older I would recommend lead testing the paint before you use the heat gun.)
Turn your Heat Pro Deluxe to the recommended heat setting (mine was the highest. With that setting its going to be 1000 degrees so be smart and don’t check to see if its working with your hand.) Hold it about 4” away from the surface and watch like magic how the paint starts to bubble. Moisture in the wood is being released because of the heat and it makes the paint bubble.
Then scrape off the paint. It will be really dry and flakey.
Make sure that you don’t hold the heat gun in the same spot for too long because you can scorch the wood. When you have your surface scrapped it will look like this:
Then you are going to put a thin layer of Paint Stripper down, I prefer CitriStrip. The remainder of the paint will come right off.
I was scared that the temperature of the heat gun would break the mirror on the fronts so I used CitriStrip on them and let me tell you, it was SO much cleaner using the Heat Pro. The dry paint just swept up, the stripper is so much messier and takes 5x longer.
The wood on Miss Vicki is SO beautiful. Its two tone and I wanted to make sure that you could see it so I used a natural stain to bring out the natural color of the wood. (I always thought natural stain was just a light stain but that was because every time I used it I was using light wood. On something like this piece that is *I think* Walnut and Mahogany it brought out the colors and they are AMAZING!!
To finish it off and protect it I used Danish Oil.
I love how it turned out and I would use the Heat Pro again in a heart beat.
I know so many of you have projects that you need some help with so….I used my charm and good looks to line up a giveaway for a Heat Pro Deluxe II Kit!! (click over and read about all the AMAZING things this tool does!)
It comes with all of the tools that you could ever need to strip a piece of furniture.
Enter the giveaway here:
a Rafflecopter giveawayLove Your Guts, Mandi
I'd use it on a dresser that we had painted that I now regret!!
ReplyDeleteYou are probably going to be responsible for bringing BACK the non-painted wood trend. ;) Vicki looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI just bought an antique buffet that is simply lovely, but the gal I got it from said she "hated" to paint it because the wood was laid so decoratively and I would LOVE to see what's under there!
ReplyDeleteLove this, what a great alternative to nasty chemicals.
ReplyDeleteWe have a kitchen table sitting in the basement just waiting to be stripped, I'm dreading the process so I have been procrastinatint
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I would love to win.
ReplyDeleteI would use it to strip the house paint the previous owner painted on my basement floor.
ReplyDeletethis piece is absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteI have always used chemical strippers, and they ARE aweful! So so messy! I would use the heat pro on a dresser I've wanted to re-do for years.
ReplyDeleteI've never stripped furniture. This makes it sound easier certainly.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to try this on on the furniture that I do over and over and over again! Looks like fun!!
ReplyDeleteI want to use this on a great MCM dresser I bought off Craigslist that is painted all sorts of terrible colors. I've just been procrastinating bc I don't want to strip it all!! :)
ReplyDeletei'm glad you stripped it! it looks so cute.
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a hutch my Pepere built when I was a child... it has been painted multiple times and this would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway!! Are Canadians valid?
ReplyDeletegotta have one of these heat guns Mandi!
ReplyDeleteohh, what a difference in your miss vicki!
gail
I liked the gray but the natural wood with the mirrors looks just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHad to try this stripping method with my desk;)
Thank you for sharing.
Lovely greetings...
http://pudel-design.blogspot.de/
I've been debating painting my step-mother's old desk, and if I ever changed my mind, THAT is what I would use the heat gun for!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this either. I have a ton of projects that I want to repaint. First, would be a dresser that I painted pink!!
ReplyDeleteI needed this gun 3 weeks ago when it took me 4 days to get the latex paint off an old sewing craft table. I would repaint it all over again!!
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen cabinets have been "antiqued"...too heavily for my tastes...I would love to try the heat gun on them!
ReplyDeleteI have some furniture I want to paint, but I'm to that and I would love to have this as a back up in case it doesn't work!
ReplyDeleteWow! I never knew there was such a tool! That is amazing how well it worked!!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on few tables I have.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to strip an old dresser and stain it dark!
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ReplyDeleteI have old doors with paint I'd love to strip!
ReplyDeleteThis is the tool that I've always wanted but never knew it! Awesome! I have an old painted chair that I'd strip!
ReplyDeleteI could use it to strip a dresser that needs to be redone. Great giveaway!
ReplyDeletewowzers! that's a sweet tool! i'd love one! p.s. I love the unpainted wood on your piece! looks great!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh my! So I tried refinishing my kitchen table a couple of years ago (first piece I've done and it turned out like a big hunk of you-know-what...) I would use this on that table that's been an eyesore since I decided to first get creative!
ReplyDeleteI have to say that normally I adore painted furniture but in this case I love it so much more in its natural wood. The mirrors are the perfect touch though. It really is a fabulous piece.
ReplyDeleteVicki looks awesome!! You can't tell you ever spray painted her. Wow! I would love to win this heat gun and strip paint off wooden closet doors that have been striped with 4 coats of paint stripper and still need more work.
ReplyDeleteWish I had this when I was sanding off old paint from our used cabinets! But definitely would need this for future projects. Great product, it looks like!
ReplyDeleteso cool! I could always use more tools in my arsenal.
ReplyDeleteI want that thing! I refinish furniture all the time! I have a Birdseye Maple Dresser that I stupidly painted white back in the day- totally ruining the wood! OR SO I THOUGHT! This would give me a chance at a "do over" so I can do right by that vintage piece!
ReplyDeleteahhhhh I have just the piece of furniture that needs this magic touch. Thanks for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteI love soy-based stripper for stripping brick, but a gun would be so much easier inside. I need a heat gun to strip the white paint off the brick behind my fireplace.
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen table
ReplyDeleteI have this ugly, for now, little cabinet that I would love to strip. My bf and I stripped and repainted our kitchen cabinets almost 3 years ago with the really toxic chemical stripper. It was terrible. This sounds much more pleasant.
ReplyDeleteNikki Kelly @ the ambitious procrastinator
Great tool to know about, would love to win one!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Vicky back in her "natural" state! Beautiful! I hate stripping, the heat gun looks awesome! I could use it on several projects, namely the nightstand I started stripping months ago....
ReplyDeleteooo, i would use it on anything!
ReplyDeleteI've got a bench that I could certainly use the Heat Pro on. I'm all about getting things done FAST!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
The first thing I would use this on would be a kitchen door that appears to have at least 3 layers of paint. From there, maybe the trim on the windows ...
ReplyDeleteI have a few projects and I have going on so I would use it to strip! (Furniture of course.)
ReplyDeleteVicki looks beautiful! I'm bugged that you have to have a Facebook account to enter the give away. I think facebook sucks. It almost destroyed my marriage so I refuse to have a Facebook account. I think it's a little weird that you have all these contests through Facebook after all this time of you saying that you think Facebook is a bad idea & had made an agreement with your husband not to have Facebook accounts. I can see why you would have a Facebook account to promote your business/blog but why would you run all of your contests through Facebook requiring your readers to have Facebook accounts if you admitted that you thought Facebook accounts were not a good idea? Interesting...
ReplyDeleteOh man, if I don't win this I may have to buy it. I have a few pieces of furniture I have painted and I wish I hadn't...this would be perfect!
ReplyDeleteMy best friend, mom, and I are starting a furniture flipping/crafted decor business and right now we're in the process of collecting and revamping old pieces of furniture. We could DEFINITELY use this to beautify our crap!
ReplyDeleteBrittany Dodgen - carolinagirl521@hotmail.com
I have used chemical stripper a million times. I would love for the process to be easier and less messy!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a bench that's been painted and needs a major overhaul!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this heat gun! Right now, I can't bring home painted furniture to redo because hubby knows just how much I hate stripping furniture. With a heat gun like that, I'd automatically have a good excuse! And I truly need all the excuses I can get...I'm kind of a sicko when it comes to old furniture (which is partly why I love your blog:)
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen table is in desperate need of a makeover! My kids have totally ruined the finish and it needs to be re-dne, so I would for sure use it on that!
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously awesome! I've never heard of such a thing either, but it would be so handy. I have this TV console that my hubs and his friend CARRIED (yes, with their arms) from Goodwill to our apartment because it wouldn't fit into either of their cars and they knew I wanted it. However, as much as I love the console, the colors it is painted doesn't do it justice and I could never get rid of it--they'd kill me! :)
ReplyDeleteI have an antique bakers table with awesome possum drawers. I use it as a changing table in my babys room. I painted it blue- but now it need to be red! I would love to use a heat gun!
ReplyDeleteI want this so bad. I have some bookshelves I would love to strip.
ReplyDeleteI have used paint stripper many times - worst part is how it stings if it touches your skin at all! ugh. This little baby would come in so handy
ReplyDeleteI have doors that have been painted over and are beautiful wood underneath. This would help so much as there is layers of paint!
ReplyDeleteI'd love this! I used citrastrip on old corbels from the architectural salvage shop... It took FOREVER! I have a vanity and dresser I'd love to refinish.
ReplyDeleteWondering if it would work on hardwood floors that have been painted? I've got the front porch that I'm looking to strip a few layers of paint off, then stain.
ReplyDeleteGirl....Home Right gave me one of these babies to try out and to give away on my blog, and it was a bit of a MESS! And it was just a small table--not a large sideboard/buffet like yours. Works if you have patience, and if you are careful about not scortching the wood. I found that I like the HeatPro best for removing caulking from my shower, and removing stickers that my kids put on the floor. But removing paint?? Nah--Use a sander, if you must, and THEN the stripper. You'll save tons of time and headache!
ReplyDeleteSerena
Thrift Diving
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteI have an old old old dresser that is painted black and white. I don't like the paint, but I love the dresser. I'd use this to clean it up!
ReplyDeletewould love to have this tool to make stripping easier, I have a couple dressers I want to refinish
ReplyDeleteWould absolutely love to try this. Got a dresser sitting on my porch painted red that needs to be "necked", so I can re-do her. I've been procrastinating because I dread stripping & sanding. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd use it to strip the paint and stickers off a gorgeous bookshelf I found on the side of the road!
ReplyDeleteI have an antique desk. It's not very fancy - but it sat in my uncle's farmhouse for years and the paint has turned black. Biggest problem is that it has 1000 grooves and curves and I haven't figured out how to scrape or sand those areas!
ReplyDeleteOh man...I would love to do this to an old dresser I have!
ReplyDeleteShe looks beautiful! I love the reto look she has now! I would love to have this heat gun for a few projects sitting in my garage.
ReplyDeleteThis is my grandfather's method -- except he used a soldering torch, and he kept a water hose handy!
ReplyDeleteLove it -so much better! I am not a fan of everything being painted, no offense. But when it has nice lines and is a good solid, vintage piece, painting devalues it. Advice to everyone - don't ever paint or refinish until you know what you have!
ReplyDeleteI have a few projects that need to be stripped, but how do I strip my dining room table? Just sand it????
ReplyDeletei have a couple tables i could use that for.
ReplyDeleteOOH! I would probably use it on more things than I should!
ReplyDeleteOh, that would be the greatest tool! Using a paint stripper is such a messy project. I have a couple tables and chairs in my shed I need to strip that the heat gun would be perfect for!
ReplyDeleteI am totally afraid of hot things, but I would use this... or make the hubby use it. I have a dresser that has a ton of little spots that I have been putting off cause I don't want to do it, but I would totally do it with this! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI could really, really use this on my wooden windows in my downstairs half bath. I have an old heat gun but it is on its last legs.
ReplyDeleteI would use it on these two etegeres that I have. I tried painting them and it's not going well so I want to start over.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win this. I would use this on my night stands.
ReplyDeleteI'd use it for a do over on some chairs I did a crappy paint job on.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby used a head gun on all the molding in our living room and has used his about a million times since then. But, I would definitely use it to tackle the pile of yard sale treasure building up in our spare bedroom!
ReplyDeleteThis would be awesome to have! Vicki looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove the refinish of the piece, and the added mirror. If I had the heat gun I would get on Craigslist and find a new treasure. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good tool to have.
ReplyDeleteI would use it on the dresser that I spraypainted and ruined last week :) - ps, I e-mailed you about it, if you have any advice let me know!!!
ReplyDeleteHeat guns are awesome! I used to have one that I used for stripping paint and art projects but loaned it and never saw it again :(
ReplyDeleteAn entertainment center that I have!
ReplyDeleteI want to use the gun on my bathroom cabinets! I painted them black and now I want them to be back to their wood roots :)
ReplyDeleteI would use it on refinishing my kitchen table and chairs.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! I love the look of Vicki! I would use the heat gun on a night stand I picked up that has 1001 coats of paint on it!
ReplyDeleteI would use it to fix my ugly night stands.
ReplyDeleteI would use this on an old buffet that my grandmother painted white crackle! Thanks for the tip...hate stripper!
ReplyDeleteI have a few backed up projects! Including a white changing table that is beautiful, but the bright pink doesn't match.
ReplyDeleteI wanna use it on furniture that came with my house so I can save money!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I'd love to give it a try on any number of pieces that I do for TL! I like Citristrip, but I hate the messy gunk it leaves behind, fo sho!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on some old lamps that I painted. Looks like an awesome system!
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ReplyDeleteI would use it on my kiddo's dresser, and about a million other projects I have planned!! And Vicki looks great BTW!
ReplyDeleteI'd use it on a dresser that was painted years ago - even if the wood underneath is crappy, it can't be as bad as the current paint job!
ReplyDeleteI would used it on a dresser I painted awhile ago.
ReplyDeleteI have a dresser I need to use it on!
ReplyDeleteI love to redo furniture. This would definitely come in handy.
ReplyDeleteI'd use it on a white painted dresser I found on Craigslist. It'll be a beauty down the road. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I win this! We have an ugly nightstand that is begging for a makeover and we have been avoiding stripping the paint.
ReplyDeleteI need to strip my 30 year old armoire and stain it....I hate stripping furniture so this would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteI bought this really awesome bookshelf from an estate sale almost a year ago but I just haven't had the motivation to strip the insane amount of coats of paint on the thing. I think a heat gun would be perfect for stripping the paint off it!
ReplyDeleteWhat wouldn't I use it on? I have a dresser and some frames that could use a little TLC.
ReplyDeleteI would love to solder some wood projects, see if its possible i have some skill handed down from my late Father? Also, my Husband could use it for swimming pools he works on when he installs new vinyl liners, he uses an old hair dryer of mine so this would work better I presume? Thank you for the opportunity and good luck to all!!
ReplyDeleteThis would be so cool to use on something someone else painted or if I regret what I did!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a desk that I painted - and LOVE - but I ruined the top of it when I spilled another paint on it :(
ReplyDeleteI just finished a project that I would have LOVED to use it on. Not sure which project is next. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have foot upon foot of wonderful original 100 year old hardwood windows, doors and trim..that the previous owners painted white. My husband and I want to remove all the white paint and take that gorgeous wood back to what it was, the heat pro would be sooooo efficient and sooooo much cleaner than using stripper throughout the house!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a lovely dresser I just got that has to be stripped!
ReplyDeletePeggy
I'd love to use it on a headboard for my guest bedroom :)
ReplyDeletewho would have thought?!? I have an antique buggy bench that is been in the procrastinate pile for way to long now.
ReplyDeleteI'd use it on all sorts of old junky furniture I find!
ReplyDeleteI have a couple dressers with probably 5 layers of paint I'd LOVE to use it on!
ReplyDelete100 yr old doors... that the citristrip has a hard time of getting through.
ReplyDeleteOmg! I want to strip my dining room table and chairs that I painted & re do them!!!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a vintage iron bed we thrifted with a horrible paint job!
ReplyDeleteWould love to try this out on several pieces I have to finish. Love your "Miss Vickie" - that is one awesome piece of furniture. Inserting mirrors on it was genius. Expensive to cut???
ReplyDeleteI would start with a lingerie dresser I got at a garage sale that has the worst painted/ antiqued finish ever.
ReplyDeleteI have a dresser I would love to strip down. But I could see lots of projects in my future!
ReplyDeleteI believe the fiance would love to have this tool!
ReplyDeleteSO many pieces I could strip with this! Never thought of using heat-BRILLIANT!!
ReplyDeletePast owner painted the mantle a faux marble (teal and mauve and black). I would love to bring it back to the original wood.
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a dresser, a bedside stand, AND whatever I find resale shopping! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome news...I too have the Command Max and LOVE IT! I was not aware they had a heat gun and this would work perfectly for a piece I have been putting off refinishing. HATE stripping old paint! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteohmygosh.....I have a hutch that needs to be stripped and I just keep pushing it down my "to do" list..I would LOVE to win this!!! Thanks!!!
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ReplyDeleteI love what you have done with Vicki!
ReplyDeleteWhat wouldn't I use with the heat pro gun? I would start with a dresser that is dying to be revamped, and basically use it on everything else in my house. :)
Oh I love this! I have a wardrobe that seriously has SOOO many freaking layers of paint, and I knew it would be too expensive and time consuming to strip with liquid stuff. This would be perfect! Thanks for the giveaway chance! :)
ReplyDeleteNat
doodlecraft.blogspot
Cool. I picked up a drawerless dresser on the curb that needs to be stripped. And I'm sure that some day I'll want to strip the dresser I just painted lavender.
ReplyDeleteThis would be awesome to use!!!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on some book shelves I painted a few years ago. I've changed my mind about the colors in my livingroom (imagine that), so it's time for it to stipped and painted, ummmmmm off white, or raspberry, or catalina green....just not brown anymore.
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ReplyDeleteOh...I don't know....EVERYTHING!! Like you, Mandi, I'm feeling the need to let the wood breathe on all my previously painted projects. This heat gun looks like just the new little toy I need to add in my "toy box"! Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh my!! All those kitchen cabinet doors out in the garage (for the past 2 yrs!) that are just begging to be finished!
ReplyDeletemy garage doors that I turned into a bench would love to be naked!
ReplyDeleteKim@reposhture.blogspot.com
I would use it on furniture. I live in a old home that I would live to remove the old paint and refinish woodwork to repair/repaint.
ReplyDeleteWould love to add this to my arsenal!
ReplyDeleteGosh, where do i start...we have nightstands, coffee tables, chests, dressers, and a desk that all need to be stripped and stained or repainted...this would come in handy BIG TIME!!
ReplyDeleteHave a pine hutch that needs a good strippin!
ReplyDeleteI have a dresser that I would love to tackle with this.
ReplyDeletecereza25 at yahoo dot com
That is one AMAZING makeover. And I LOVE that you name your pieces!!
ReplyDeleteStacy
Love the results!
ReplyDeleteI have a vintage sewing machine cabinet that got polyurethaned when I had it refinished! Ugh! That stuff needs to go!!
ReplyDeleteThere are too many things to think of to use it on! One thing is to get paint off my banisters!
ReplyDeleteI would buy old furniture jut so I could use this! It looks so easy!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I love everything you do. Wish I had the creative niche that you do!
ReplyDeleteI would totally use it to strip all the old painted moldings in my house!!
ReplyDeleteWeirdly enough hubby and I were just discussing heat guns last night! I am stripping old woodwork with noxious poisonous stuff. I wish I had one of these!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks beautiful natural! I am stripping a French Provincial dresser right now and its been a nightmare, especially removing the residue from the citristrip. It's making me crazy! This looks like a really handy tool and I love how your project turned out!
ReplyDeleteWeirdly enough hubby and I were just discussing heat guns last night! I am stripping old woodwork with noxious poisonous stuff. I wish I had one of these!!!!
ReplyDeletethis is amazing! I love vicki au natural. I do a lot of painting but sometimes a piece screams out to be stripped down to it's naked loveliness. The heat gun looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI would use it on a dresser that is sitting in my bedroom waiting to be stripped. I have never stripped before and have been really putting it off. Plus, I live in Texas and it is over 100 right now, and my workshop is not a/c! I could use the heat gun inside!!! Yes!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, what "natural stain" did you use? Can you tell us more about that? xoxox
I have several pieces of furniture that have been waiting for something like this to come into their lives.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, I have a bedroom suit and some end tables I need to do. This would be great! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI've only ever used heat guns. I have a lovely dresser that needs a new paint job. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the raw wood look i would strip the stain off of this side table i own.
ReplyDeleteI bought their sprayer and I'd love to try this heat gun! What wouldn't I use it on?!?!
ReplyDeleteI so want this heat gun! Have several projects that I could use it on! Thanks, Rhonda S. @ ladybug2495@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI have an old wooden dining table that has several layers of paint that I would love to strip. This would make it really easy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
jackieinmi67@gmail.com
I would love to use this on my son's dresser. I painted it pink and gray before he was born, since we were told he was going to be a she. Surprise!!! Doesn't exactly go with his boyish room.
ReplyDeleteAn old desk I just got for $6. Without chemicals, I can do this in the basement!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a great tool! I sure could put it to good use! Thanks for offering the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteZan
This is an amazing tool!! There are so many times this would have come in handy! Awesome giveaway!! :) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteKids table & chairs
ReplyDeleteI would first use it to try and remove a few tiles that have chipped in my bathroom so I can just replace 2-3 tiles, not the whole bathroom!
ReplyDeleteI want to remove the green paint from my front door so I can sand and stain!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on the trim on some of my doors and maybe even on some doors themselves. And I would have to find a piece of furniture at a thrift store to try it out on too! :)
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ReplyDeleteI would use it to fix up my hutch, which I have named Mandi :)
ReplyDeleteAll the furniture in my garage and basement.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool tool, I really want to do something with my table. It needs a new face lift!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. My kitchen table needs help!
ReplyDeleteI was just researching heat guns this morning for applying "foil tape" for my stained glass projects. After seeing your blog post, it seems that this tool would be multi functional and so worth having! Thanks Mandi!
ReplyDeleteMary Stack
I inherited a buffet with crackle paint. It is begging for an update.
ReplyDeleteI have a beautiful yellow dresser that's got big brass handles and brass corner pieces that I thrifted, with a matching small cubby that I keep bedding in. They're both a little worse for the wear and could use a freshening up, which would be so much better with a stripping first than layering paint over.
ReplyDeleteAs a side note - I found your site through a beautiful posting on shelterness.com about the pvc dresser that you did - Hailee's living room is to die for. Everything in there is a so inspirational and lovely.
I've been having fun going through yoru site, and I absolutely LOVE this beautiful piece of yours (and that you named her)! We have a similar looking old stereo, but I could never dream of painting mine. Too scary!
The mirrored effect with the natural wood looks just as gorgeous as the original, but gives it an awesome modern spin. So creative.
Thanks!
Winter
i have a buffet that needs stripped and this tool would make the process a ton easier!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE your blog!!! I have a piece of furniture that I need to strip and repaint and have been putting it off for a LONG while. This would be awesome to have!!! Thanks for all the great ideas - if I only had an ounce of your creativity . . . .
ReplyDeleteI have a console table I would love to try this on. Vicki is awesome!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea!!! I love that! Oh please, I hope I win! The credenza looks so beautiful, Mandi.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win it :) I have old toy box that needs stripping :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win it :) I have old toy box that needs stripping :)
ReplyDeleteShirley said:
ReplyDeleteI have an old dresser that need some loving care. This would do the trick if I could win this giveaway.
Mandi I'd use the heat gun to remove the bad paint and varnish coat I put on my dresser and then I'd start again!
ReplyDeleteSusan
Homeroad
I would use it on my son's dresser that I would like to refinish, but am dreading having to strip the paint.
ReplyDeleteThe dresser looks amazing, the heat gun looks like a fun tool to try!
ReplyDeleteI have an antique library table that my husband used as a desk when he was child that needs a complete overhaul. Right now the legs and apron are hunter green (80's struck this poor table) and the top is natural oak. I would love to strip her down and paint her cream with a stained top and put her in my sewing room.
ReplyDeleteI'd use this on a table we inherited from my boyfriend's grandfather.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try and use this tool to revive a kitchen table!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to use this on my bedroom dresser!
ReplyDeleteI would love to give this product a try!
ReplyDeleteVicki looks AMAZING. I would like to bring an old bookcase back to life, but the thought off stripping the old way...crazy!
ReplyDeleteI have an old bookcase that I would like to strip down!!
ReplyDeletemommy.2kidsnc(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would use the Heat Pro Deluxe II Kit on a Headboard that I want to paint!!
ReplyDeleteRafflecopter wouldn't let me leave my comment... but I would totally use this on my kitchen table and several other pieces of furniture I have sitting in my garage waiting for the day I feel energetic enough to strip the paint off lol.
ReplyDeleteI would start with my Granddaughters dresser and work my way up from there. I have always dreaded doing stripping and when I attempted it I wasn't very good at it. Thanks for the great ideas. Now I know why my SIL (which you met this past weekend and they are in 7th Heaven let me tell you what!)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Vicki R
sunraesban@yahoo.com
Would love to strip my kitchen table! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete~Jillian